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antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "His family spent years living in austerity during the recession." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ], "voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "They moved off the grid to live a life of austerity ." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] } }, "author":{ "a person who creates a written work":{ "antonyms":[ "nonauthor" ], "examples":[ "a brilliant novel by a first-time author" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "auteur", "belletrist", "belle-lettrist", "stylist", "wordsmith", "coauthor", "coscenarist", "cowriter", "ghostwriter", "hack", "hatchet man", "scribbler", "wordmonger", "biographer", "hagiographer", "autobiographer", "memoirist", "memorialist", "fabulist", "fictioneer", "fictionist", "novelist", "romancer", "storyteller", "essayist", "pamphleteer", "satirist", "dramatist", "playwright", "scenarist", "screenwriter", "scriptwriter", "prosaist", "prosateur", "proser", "bard", "poet", "rhymer", "versifier", "blogger", "columnist", "journalist", "newspaperman", "paragrapher", "reporter", "sportswriter" ], "synonyms":[ "litterateur", "litt\u00e9rateur", "pen", "penman", "scribe", "scrivener", "writer" ] }, "a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the author of modern genetics" ], "near antonyms":[ "disciple", "follower", "pupil", "student", "supporter" ], "related":[ "cocreator", "cofounder", "conceiver", "contriver", "designer", "deviser", "formulator", "innovator", "introducer", "inventor", "spawner", "builder", "maker", "producer", "developer", "pioneer", "researcher", "researchist", "organizer", "promoter", "encourager", "galvanizer", "inspiration", "inspirer" ], "synonyms":[ "begetter", "creator", "establisher", "father", "founder", "founding father", "generator", 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(out)", "scribble", "write" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "authority":{ "a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{ "antonyms":[ "amateur", "inexpert", "nonexpert" ], "examples":[ "the leading authority on neural anatomy" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentice", "beginner", "neophyte", "novice", "dabbler", "dilettante", "layman", "nonprofessional" ], "related":[ "pro", "professional", "consultant", "hired gun", "specialist", "addict", "aficionado", "afficionado", "buff", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "craftsman", "journeyman", "all-rounder", "jack-of-all-trades", "Renaissance man", "mistress" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "artist", "cognoscente", "connoisseur", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "dab", "dab hand", "expert", "fiend", "geek", "guru", "hand", "hotshot", "maestro", "master", "maven", "mavin", "meister", "past master", "proficient", "scholar", "shark", "sharp", "virtuoso", "whiz", "wizard" ] }, "lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a 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"persuasiveness", "suasiveness" ] }, "the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "speaks with a persuasive authority on matters of public health" ], "near antonyms":[ "helplessness", "impotence", "impotency", "powerlessness", "weakness" ], "related":[ "counterinfluence", "command", "dominance", "dominion", "mastery", "predominance", "reign", "scepter", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "supremacy", "consequence", "eminence", "importance", "moment", "impact", "impress", "impression", "imprint", "mark" ], "synonyms":[ "clout", "credit", "heft", "in", "influence", "juice", "leverage", "pull", "sway", "weight" ] }, "the right or means to command or control others":{ "antonyms":[ "impotence", "impotency", "powerlessness" ], "examples":[ "by the authority vested in me, I now pronounce you married" ], "near antonyms":[ "helplessness", "weakness" ], "related":[ "clout", "influence", "leverage", "pull", "voice", "weight", "jurisdiction", "direction", "management", "dominance", "imperium", "predominance", "sovereignty", "sovranty", "supremacy", "prerogative", "privilege", "right", "eminence", "importance", "moment" ], "synonyms":[ "arm", "clutch", "command", "control", "death grip", "dominion", "grip", "hold", "mastery", "power", "reign", "rein(s)", "sway" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "authorize":{ "to give a right to":{ "antonyms":[ "disqualify" ], "examples":[ "this pass will authorize you to go backstage" ], "near antonyms":[ "disable", "disempower", "disenfranchise", "decertify", "disallow", "forbid", "proscribe", "delegitimize", "invalidate", "nullify" ], "related":[ "empower", "enable", "enfranchise", "license", "licence", "approve", "endorse", "indorse", "allow", "let", "permit", "accredit", "certificate", "certify", "charter", "ratify", "legitimize", "sanction", "validate", "warrant", "reaccredit", "reapprove", "recertify", "recharter", "revalidate" ], "synonyms":[ "entitle", "privilege", "qualify" ] }, "to give official acceptance of as satisfactory":{ "antonyms":[ "decline", "deny", "disallow", "disapprove", "negative", "reject", "turn down", "veto" ], "examples":[ "a system for sound reproduction that has been authorized as meeting the electronic industry's highest standards" ], "near antonyms":[ "ban", "enjoin", "forbid", "illegalize", "interdict", "prohibit", "proscribe", "disregard", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "rebuff", "rebut", "refuse", "spurn" ], "related":[ "accept", "acknowledge", "affirm", "certify", "endorse", "indorse", "validate", "bless", "canonize", "sanctify", "initial", "rubber-stamp", "sign", "sign off (on)", "allow", "enable", "legalize", "license", "licence", "pass", "permit", "reapprove" ], "synonyms":[ "accredit", "approbate", "approve", "clear", "confirm", "finalize", "formalize", "homologate", "OK", "okay", "ratify", "sanction", "warrant" ] }, "to give official or legal power to":{ "antonyms":[ "disqualify" ], "examples":[ "only the school nurse is authorized to 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